1. BELL WORK
What goes in the upper left and upper right corners of your paper?
P.S. No one needs to sit back at my desk today.
P.P.S. No texting! No, you may not take notes on your phone. No, I don’t care that it is easier. Tough cookies!

2. Now… A few random things…
Once this power point is done, you need to get out your capstones and WORK QUIETLY.
Headphones in and hush up- you WILL be productive today since today!
No texting! You may listen to music, but there is a difference, between putting on music and playing on youtube. PHONES WILL BE TAKEN AND NAMES WILL BE WRITTEN DOWN if there is attitude or blatant abuse of this privilege.
It must be printed BEFORE class! Do NOT me.

3. MLA for your “Cap-y-stoney” or Capstone You’re welcome, Solano
MLA for your “Cap-y-stoney” or Capstone You’re welcome, Solano! (and that table!)
Welcome to “MLA Formatting and Style Guide”. This Power Point Presentation is designed to introduce your students to the basics of MLA Formatting and Style. You might want to supplement the presentation with more detailed information available on the OWL’s “MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide” at
Designer: Ethan Sproat
Based on slide designs from the OWL “APA Formatting and Style Guide “powerpoint by Jennifer Liethen Kunka and Elena Lawrick.
Contributors: Tony Russell, Alllen Brizee, Jennifer Liethen Kunka, Joe Barbato, Dave Neyhart, Erin E. Karper, Karl Stolley, Kristen Seas, Tony Russell, and Elizabeth Angeli.

4. Capstone “prompt” Reminder: It must be 6 pages
Who has influenced or impacted you during your high school career?
Must be about someone at school- a teacher, administrator, counselor, etc. that has impacted your life.
You can choose up to three people, one interaction each OR choose one person with three interactions.
Impact can mean a positive or negative influence. (Negative influences must be renamed as I do not want to know the names of my colleagues you have had issues with in a formal setting such as this.)

5. FORMAT:
There needs to be 3 distinct instances with one teacher/administrators/counselors/etc. OR
you need to write about 3 different teachers/administrators/counselors/etc.
You must have 3-4 “sources.” Use Purdue OWL to look up how to cite lectures or conversations
It must be 5-6 pages

6. Some reminders about format
Type on white 8.5” x 11” paper
Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font (or similar font)
Leave only one space after punctuation
Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides
Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch
Create a header in the upper right corner at half
inch from the top and one inch from the right of the
page (include your last name and page number)
Some reminders about format
･Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper
･Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another. The font size should be 12 pt
･Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).
･Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides
･Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.

7. Formatting the 1st Page No title page Double space everything
Center the paper title (use standard caps but no
underlining, italics, quote, or bold)
In the upper left corner of the 1st page, list your
name, your instructor's name, the course, and date
･Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested
･In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
･Double space again and center the title.
Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.
･Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in "After Apple Picking”
･Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
･Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit last name/page number header on your first page. Always follow instructor guidelines.) 7

8. Sample 1st Page
･Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested
･In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
･Double space again and center the title.
Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.
･Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in "After Apple Picking”
･Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
･Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit last name/page number header on your first page. Always follow instructor guidelines.) 8

9. Works Cited Page (Interviews)
Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor: Personal interview. Then add the date of the interview.
Example:
Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec
Works Cited Page: Books
When you are gathering book sources, be sure to make note of the following bibliographic items: author name(s), book title, publication date, publisher, place of publication. The medium of publication for all “hard copy” books is Print.
Book with More Than One Author
The first given name appears in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in first name last name format. If there are more than three authors, you may choose to list only the first author followed by the phrase et al. (Latin for "and others") in place of the subsequent authors' names, or you may list all the authors in the order in which their names appear on the title page. (Note that there is a period after “al” in “et al.” Also note that there is never a period after the “et” in “et al.”).
Two or More Books by the Same Author
List works alphabetically by title. (Remember to ignore articles like A, An, and The.) Provide the authorﾕs name in last name, first name format for the first entry only. For each subsequent entry by the same author, use three hyphens and a period.
There are many other possible factors that may arise when citing books. For a more complete list of rules and examples see the OWL’s “MLA 2009 Works Cited Page: Books” at 9

10. Works Cited Page (Speeches or Lectures)
Provide the speaker’s name.
Then, give the title of the speech (if any) in quotation marks.
Follow with the name of the meeting and organization, the location of the occasion, and the date.
Use the descriptor that appropriately expresses the type of presentation (e.g., Address, Lecture, Reading, Keynote Speech, Guest Lecture, Conference Presentation).
Remember to use the abbreviation n.p. if the publisher is not known; use n.d. if the date is not known.
EXAMPLE:
Stein, Bob. "Computers and Writing Conference Presentation." Purdue University. Union Club Hotel, West Lafayette, IN. 23 May Keynote Address.

11. This is how you are used to formatting (little) quotes
According to some, dreams express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.
According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (184).
Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184)?

12. This is BLOCK QUOTING (more than 3 typed lines of text)
Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration:
They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78)

13. OR like this!

14. The End START WORKING!!!!!!  Designer: Ethan Sproat
Based on slide designs from the OWL “APA Formatting and Style Guide “powerpoint by Jennifer Liethen Kunka.
Contributors: Tony Russell, Alllen Brizee, Jennifer Liethen Kunka, Joe Barbato, Dave Neyhart, Erin E. Karper, Karl Stolley, Kristen Seas, Tony Russell, and Elizabeth Angeli.